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School start date bill is on governor’s desk Newton schools to begin Aug. 24

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News After SF 227 was approved by the House side of the Iowa State L egislature last week, it seemed the Senate bill would be headed for Gov. Te r r y BranBranstad stad’s desk. Not so fast, said Senate Majority Leader Michael Gronstad.

The Democrat from Council Bluffs held up the bill last week after an amended version had been passed by the House, moving to reconsider the vote — but he withdrew that motion Tuesday, allowing the bill to move on for the governor’s signature. SF 227 allows for an Aug. 23 start date.

There would be a reduction in state funding as a penalty for each day a district were to start school before Aug. 23, and an amendment that includes provisions to allow for K-8 attendance

centers to apply for variances to conduct yearround schedules.

Branstad told The Associated Press he thinks the bill was a “reasonable compromise” and promised to sign it into law.

“It’s going to give stability to the school start date and I think it’s going to be a significant benefit to all concerned,” the Republican governor said.

Gronstal released a statement Tuesday through the Senate’s website addressing the issue. He said it was important to move away from the school-start issue and on to education funding, which is, by far, the biggest and most complicated part of each year’s budget puzzle.

“This compromise ends a major distraction,” Gronstal said. “It has taken attention away from this session’s most important, most pressing education issue: Renewing Iowa’s bipartisan commitment to responsibly investing in Iowa’s local students.”

The legislature tackled the school start date after Branstad, called for a stricter enforcement of the Sept. 1 start date already on the books, as starts in mid- to late August were close to the Iowa State Fair dates.

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Kate Malott/Daily News Aaron Trotter makes buttered popcorn at the Capitol II Theatre in Newton. The local theatre will offer a special showing of “Home” at 10 a.m. Saturday.

A special showing Capitol II to offer sensory friendly showing of ‘Home’

By Kate Malott Newton Daily News Being able to see a movie at the theater as a family is an unrealistic idea for many, but with the help of a few parents, educators and the local theater, a dream can become a reality for the children or families of those with special needs.

Newton Capitol II Theatre will host a special sensory friendly showing of the new DreamWorks

film “Home” at 10 a.m. Saturday at the theatre, downtown Newton.

This showing will be unique, and one hard to find in the United States.

Lights will be turned up to a medium setting rather than dark, the volume will be turned down for a more relaxing atmosphere and there will be five minutes of trailers prior to the film instead of a lengthier 15-minute preview

time. Concessions will be open as usual.

Children and adults with special needs and their families will be given the opportunity to enjoy a movie experience without the worry of disrupting anyone.

There will now be the freedom to sing, clap, shout or dance.

Five parents and/or paraprofessionals, Angie Hashman, Amanda Dannels, Jenine Simon, Janice Price and Sarah Muhs, met with Capitol II Theater Owner Dawn Bleeker to discuss what is needed to accommodate children with special needs.

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Annual YMCA Easter egg hunt is Saturday

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

File Photo In this 2014 file photo, participants of the annual YMCA Easter egg hunt stop to see the Easter Bunny. This year’s event will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at 1701 S. Eighth Ave. E. behind the YMCA building.

The annual Easter egg hunt at the YMCA is planned for 10 a.m.

Saturday.

Infants through children in the sixth grade are invited to bring their baskets and gather as many candy-filled eggs as they can carry at the free event. As a special

treat, the Easter Bunny will make a visit to meet with children and partake in the hunt.

“Easter is early this year, which you always worry about the weather, so we pushed back as far as we could,” said Karen Parman, membership and marketing director at the YMCA. The event will be held behind the YMCA,

1701 S. Eighth Ave. E., on the soccer fields with the children divided into separate areas by age.

The Easter eggs are provided by Hy-Vee for the third year in a row.

Before joining forces, both Hy-Vee and the YMCA were hosting egg hunts, said Newton Hy-Vee Store Manager HUNT | 3A

Man hides in dumpster following theft Pair allegedly stole from adult entertainment store

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

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A Newton man fled from police and hid in a dumpster after allegedly stealing from an adult entertainment store on

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Shaun M. Gienger, 37, and Crystal D. Ross, 29, both face charges following the theft of

$81.93 worth of items from the Lion’s Den Adult Super Store, 7717 Highway F48 W. According to a police report, an employee of the store reported the theft and provided a vehicle description. The pair were located at the intersection of West Eighth Street South and South Second Avenue West at 11:13 p.m. after officers saw the vehicle run a stop sign and pull into a driveway.

When police approached, Gienger fled the scene and hid in a dumpster before officers lo-

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with a felony eluding charge, interference with official acts and parole violation. Ross is also charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of contraband in correctional institution and driving with license suspended.

Both were taken to the Jasper County Jail. Gienger was denied bail and Ross is being held on a $60,000 cash-only bond.

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cated him and placed him under arrest. Officers found 2.4 grams of methamphetamine on Ross, who was driving the vehicle, both in her purse and in her bra.

During a search of the vehicle, officers found several pipes used for drugs including a glass meth pipe, glass marijuana pipe and glass water bong along with several more in the trunk of the vehicle.

Both Gienger and Ross are charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and fifth-degree theft. Gienger is also charged

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Religion

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In Brief Kellogg UMC to host pizza, movie night Saturday Kellogg United Methodist Church will host a free pizza and movie night at 6 p.m. Saturday at the church, 417 Second St. in Kellogg.

Pizza, salad and beverages will be served in the fellowship hall. The meal is free and the public is invited.

A showing of the movie “The Bible: Passion and Courage” will be shown.

Free popcorn and pop will also be provided.

For more information, contact the Rev. Tim Morgan at 641-417-9463 or morgans@pcpartner. net.

Sacred Heart to host Holy Week events, Mass Sacred Heart Catholic Church will host four events for Holy Week from Thursday until Sunday at the church, 1115 S. Eighth Ave. E. in Newton.

Holy Thursday, 7 p.m., Thursday The mass of the last supper begins Trichum, the three holiest days of the liturgical year.

Good Friday, 7 p.m., Friday Good Friday is the most somber day of the church year. The altar is bare.

Easter Vigil, 8 p.m., Saturday Water used for Baptism will be blessed. The resurrection will be celebrated.

Easter Sunday, 9 and 11 a.m., Sunday The resurrection will be celebrated, considered the greatest celebration of the year.

Newton Congregational UCC to host Holocaust Remembrance April 15

Annual Way of the Cross Walk set for Good Friday

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

Mission Coalition has once again planned the annual Way of the Cross Walk on Friday (Good Friday) for residents to participate in the 14 stations of the cross during Easter weekend.

Starting at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N., at noon, “humanity” along with the cross will travel through seven centrally located churches experiencing two stations of the cross at each stop before concluding at the First Christian Church.

First Presbyterian Church, United Presbyterian Church, First United Methodist Church and Congregational United Church of Christ will host the remaining stops with volunteers from those churches and many more participating in the event.

Mission Coalition is a group of churches in the Newton area.

“We try to do things to serve the community and worship God. Newton is in a unique situation of having a concentration of churches right there close to-

gether. It makes it easy to do cooperative things. It became fairly easy to adapt the 14 stations of the cross in the traditional Catholic churches process to the seven churches that are collected close together,” event organizer Linda Curtis-Stolper said. “We do two stations at each church, and it is a wonderful way to take some time to think about what it is that happened on Good Friday and about the walk that Jesus took for all of us.”

The event starts at St. Stephen’s with an introductory reading along with the first two stops followed by a prayer and song before following the cross to the next church. Anyone is invited to participate and the group recognizes that people may have to work and attend at various times.

“We understand that there are going to be some people that get there late and some people that are going to have to leave early, and that is absolutely OK,” Curtis-Stolper said.

The program that is being used is adapted from Clarence Enzler’s “Everyman’s Way of the

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Cross.” Curtis-Stolper said that idea behind the journey came from followers original pilgrimages to Jerusalem.

“The idea of the way of the cross came from the middle ages and people wanting to make pilgrimages for worship purposes.

There aren’t that many people that were able to go to Jerusalem and follow the actual footsteps,” Curtis-Stopler said. “The Franciscans in the 1300s kind of formalized the stops that people could do in Jerusalem. As the order grew they started developing alternate paths that people could follow if they couldn’t go to Jerusalem. That is where the station of the cross came into the Catholic churches.”

Curtis-Stopler said in 1991 Pope John Paul II came up with a different set of 14 stations called the scriptural way of the cross which are all based on scripture.

She is currently working on developing a booklet based on the scriptural way to hopefully be used in the future.

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Newton Congregational United Church of Christ will host a Holocaust Remembrance with Drake University Religions Studies Professor and Holocaust survivor Harold Kasimow and Grinnell College Tyler Roberts from 7 to 8:30 p.m. April 15 at the church, 308 E. Second St. N. Community members are invited to a educational and discussion opportunity.

Kasimow, a Holocaust survivor, is the George Drake Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at Grinnell College.

Kasimow was born in a small shelter just in time to face the Holocaust. At the age of 4, his family hid from the Nazis in an underground hole. There was no sunshine, no light and hunger every day just trying to survive. He owes his life to a Polish peasant, who risked his own and his family’s lives to hide and sustain the Kasimow family during the Nazi occupation of the region, he said.

Since 1949, Kasimow has lived in the United States. He is deeply committed to promoting interfaith dialogue as a path to peace.

Roberts is professor of religious studies at Grinnell College where he teaches courses in religions of the Western world, modern religious thought, theory and method in the study of religion, and religion and politics.

This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

St. Luke to host assault, domestic issues program St. Luke United Methodist Church and First United Methodist Church will host a program on sexual assault and domestic issues given by Fabiana Benskin and Rachael Porath of the DV Shelter.

The program is at 1:15 p.m. April 15 at St. Luke, 501 E. 19th St. N. in Newton.

Jenni Patty and Martha Stewart will host.

For more information, contact the Rev. Audrey Young at pastorayoung@gmail.com or 641-792-5736.

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File Photo Locals are invited to participate in the annual Way of the Cross Walk at noon on Friday starting at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N.

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Start Date

Alternative Rock band coming to Iowa Speedway Finger Eleven to perform June 19

weather turn rainy, activities will be moved inside of the YMCA. Parking is available in the YMCA lots.

For more information contact the YMCA at 641-792-4006.

“When it comes to the school start date, Governor Branstad singlehandedly created a significant problem for schools and parents,” Gronstad said. “Today, I’ve decided to allow Senate File 227 to go the governor’s office and resolve this issue.”

The Newton Community School District board recently voted to approve two calendars — a primary one that starts school the week of Sept. 1, and an alternate on the preceding week, if the bill were to pass. NCSD Board President Sheri Benson and Superintendent Bob Callaghan both confirmed the district will use its alternate calendar in 2015-16, so Newton will begin its fall semester on Monday, Aug. 24 as soon as the bill is signed.

Callaghan said he will mention the Aug. 24 start date during a superintendent’s report at an upcoming board meeting, but another vote isn’t required.

Prairie City-Monroe’s board voted last week to start school the week of Sept. 1, no matter what happens with SF 227, and Baxter Community School District Superintendent Todd A. Martin said Tuesday a calendar committee is still “working on two proposals.”

Sen. Amy Sinclair, D-Allerton, whose District 14 includes a southern portion of Jasper County, said late last week that there was doubt among legislators about whether Branstad would sign SF 227.

“We had hoped to have the matter settled so districts could finalize next year’s schedules,” Sinclair said. “While I, and most of my senate colleagues, support local control of start date, we understand that the governor would not have supported that bill. That is why we worked to get a compromise passed that the governor would sign.”

Gronstal said the K-12 education budget is going to be a battle over values.

Posters and signs have already been seen in Des Moines regarding the emotional issue.

“The alternative — 1.25 percent growth proposed by Governor Branstad and legislative Republicans — will result in more crowded classrooms, fewer course offerings and higher property taxes,” Gronstal said. “It’s time for the Governor and legislative Republicans to start listening to their constituents on this important issue.”

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Newton Daily News Alternative Rock band Finger Eleven will bring June 19 to a crescendo when they take over the Pork Producers stage for the second installment of the NAPA Auto Parts Concert Series at Iowa Speedway.

Known for their hits “Paralyzer” and “One Thing,” the band will perform following the 2015 edition of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol 200.

Finger Eleven has forged their own artistic path in an industry built predominantly on formula. The band has mixed elements of modern rock, funk and dance, maintaining an unmistakable identity while constantly reinventing their sound.

“Finger Eleven is a great addition to our exciting line-up of entertainment this summer,” said Iowa Speedway President Jimmy Small. “Our fans have told us how much they love rock music, and we are certain that Finger Eleven will deliver a performance worthy of their passion.”

The band launched their career after winning a talent search contest on local radio and used the prize money to record their first album, Letters from Chutney, in 1995. Finger Eleven has released five studio albums, and their 2000 album, The

Submitted Photo Finger Eleven, an Alternative Rock band, will be performing June 19 at the Iowa Speedway.

Finger Eleven is second act in NAPA Auto Parts Concert Series.

Greyest of Blue Skies, brought them into the mainstream. Their 2003 self-titled album was certified gold in the United States and went platinum in Canada, largely from the success of their single “One Thing.”

Finger Eleven’s 2007 album, Them vs. You vs.

Me, launched the single “Paralyzer” and went on to top the Canadian Hot 100 and both U.S. Hot 100 and Billboard’s rock charts. Not to be outdone, their latest album, Life Turns Electric, was nominated for a Juno

Egg Hunt Continued from Page 1A Todd Fox. After deciding to bring the two events together, Hy-Vee began providing the candy and eggs, he said.

Movie Continued from Page 1A Hashman, a Level 3 Special Education paraprofessional of the Newton Community School District, knows many families who can not attend movies together because of fear that their child may have an outburst or be overstimulated by the sights and sounds.

“A sensory sensitive environment can give children with special needs a place to be themselves without the stress of loud noise and a dark room,” Hashman said.

Award for Best Rock Album of the Year in 2010.

Finger Eleven is poised to release their highly anticipated sixth studio album this summer.

Finger Eleven will hit the Pork Producers stage, overlooking Turn 4, approximately one hour after the conclusion of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol 200 on June 19. The concert will be free-of-charge to fans with a ticket to Iowa Speedway for June 19 or June 20.

In addition to the

This year, the store is providing 5,000 eggs filled with candy for kids to hunt down. Luckily for everyone at Hy-Vee, the eggs are ordered prefilled and ready to go on arrival.

As of press time, Saturday’s weather forecast calls for sunny skies and a high of 65 degrees. Should the

Muhs and her husband Cody have two sons, Owen (10) and Cameron (7), but they have not been able to see a movie together. Cameron has autism and is non-verbal with a variety of different sensory issues.

“His body reacts to different stimuli differently than the average 7-year-old. For example, Cameron is almost constantly in motion. Though he is able to sit still and attend to many tasks, sitting for the duration of a movie is not something his body allows him to do,” Muhs said.

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pairing of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol 200 with Finger Eleven, Iowa Speedway and Knoxville Raceway have teamed up for a double-header on June 20. Fans who purchase a ticket to the USAC Silver Crown Series event at Iowa Speedway may redeem their ticket later that day for entry to an exciting night of racing at Knoxville Raceway.

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when there is a movie their older son wants to see, Muhs or her husband will take him while the other one stays at home with Cameron.

“This sensory friendly movie allows us the opportunity to go to a movie as a family without the stress of feeling judged by others or the worry that we have ruined someone else’s movie going experience.

It also gives us the opportunity to teach Cameron how the movie going experience works in the hope that one day we will be able to go to any showing of a movie,” Muhs said.

There will be a sign-up at

the movie for an email list so those who attend can be informed about possible sensory-friendly movie environments in the future.

“Our hope is that if it is well-received and if it’s filling the needs of these families then I would like to offer it as part of our regular programming,” Bleeker said.

Collaboration and feedback are important in making those with special needs feel comfortable in a movie setting. This first sensory-friendly showing will be a learning opportunity for all those involved and will help

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Bleeker know what settings need to be changed for a future showing.

“I am so grateful to the Bleekers for being so willing to work with us and give this a try. It is so nice to feel support and acceptance from community businesses,” Muhs said.

“This is a huge blessing to families in our community.

Going to the movies is fun for everyone and its an experience every child deserves,” Hashman said.

Contact Kate Malott at 641-792-3121 ext. 6533 or kmalott@newtondailynews.com

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By Jason. W. Brooks Staff Writer

www.newtondailynews.com | Wednesday | April 1, 2015

When I saw April Fools Day on a calendar recently, it reminded me of a cruel joke played years ago upon newcomers to the Newton area.

The design of the city of Newton’s street-naming system seems simple enough. It’s four quadrants — all “avenues” running east-west, “streets” running north-south, with the name of the direction both before and after the number and type of street.

I like to think of myself as a reasonably intelligent person, but I certainly don’t feel like one when navigating Newton’s main grid.

Despite the apparent simplicity of the design, kept basic specifically to keep over-thinkers like me from getting confused, the pavement, gravel and soil manage to keep me from staying clear on directions for very long.

It’s not clear how I can remember trivia, such as all the songs on Queensrÿche’s 1991 album, in order, and which ones were on Side A or B of the cassette, and cannot

distinguish between streets and avenues. A person who can remember entire episodes of TV shows like “Emergency!” or “What’s Happening?” clearly has the capacity to navigate an Iowa town’s grid.

The four-word names of the streets and avenues have become my nemesis — a cadence of directions, names, streets and avenues that seems to have been created for the sole purpose of confusing newcomers for decades to come. In fact, the intent of the design might have been to confuse only me, and perhaps a few select others.

One might think a fairly standard system would hardly target a reporter who wasn’t even born until the 1970s, but when that reporter is trying to rapidly locate and get to a Newton address, a conspiracy theory quickly comes to mind.

Newton’s system is hardly unique, and that is another frustrating element.

A simple grid, similar to ones that I have successfully navigated with little assistance, would

seem to be no challenge for even the most map-impaired, yet I get streets and avenues mixed up all the time. Phoenix, Ariz., has a similar system of numbered streets and avenues that intersect.

One would think a city of 1.5 million people would be a tougher place to navigate than 15,000-population Newton — especially considering my earliest visits to one of the hottest cities in North America was when Phoenix had a huge grid in the northeast part of town, uninterrupted by highways or freeways.

Newton would seem to be easier to navigate than Phoenix — yet I find more trouble remembering intersections and locations in central Iowa than in the heat and sand of Arizona. Maybe I was thinking about the 110-degree temperatures so much that I wasn’t focused on the street names.

In the movie “Tommy Boy,” David Spade grills Chris Farley about a phone number. He interrupts Farley’s response by asking “Wait — did I hear a ‘niner’ in

their somewhere?” That’s how I feel sometimes in locating a Newton address. Someone might as well be rattling off map coordinates or tail numbers of aircraft, because I’m not picturing or catching all the details.

I joke with co-workers that I’ll be heading to the “corner of happy and healthy,” using the Walgreens advertising slogan to basically give up on explaining where I’m headed.

One fortunate aspect of Newton is that it would be tough to get lost on the grid, as following a main numbered roadway should lead you — one way or the other — toward the center of town.

Maybe my comical confusion will eventually fade, and I’ll be able to rattle off street names as easily as those who were born here. Until then, I’ll try not to name any intersections that don’t exist.

Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or jbrooks@newtondailynews.com.

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Tax reform: How to grow state revenue

Recently, the House Ways and Means committee passed income tax reform legislation (HF 604) that would not only give Iowans a choice on how they file their taxes, but also would effectually put more money back into their pockets.

The bill gives Iowans an option

By Greg to file their taxes Heartsill under the present Iowa nine-tier system Representative or file under one flat rate of five percent. Taxpayers choosing the flat rate would trade their claim on all credits and deductions for one standard deduction, which would be more than three times more than the current one.

The optional flat tax would not only benefit low and middle income tax filers, but it would also help retirees, as it would exempt pension income from being taxed. Under this bill, no one would see a tax increase and Iowans in each tax bracket would have the potential of seeing a decrease in their tax burden.

Unfortunately, opponents of

this tax reform have seized the opportunity to demagogue the issue by claiming it will “cost the state money” in the first year of implementation. While this makes for good political rhetoric, it is terribly shortsighted and misses the point of the issue entirely.

With a variety of factors contributing to our declining revenues, here is a question that we should be asking ourselves: how do we best position our state to generate more revenue long term and jump-start our sluggish economy?

Many states — including some of our next-door neighbors — are seriously considering tax reforms that are designed to entice people and industry to move in and contribute to the growth of their economy. Specifically, several states are migrating to a flat tax model with the goal of phasing it out altogether.

States that already have these tax policies in place have experienced a robust and growing economy despite the recent nationwide recession. The formula is simple: Lower tax rate + a broader tax base = increased revenue.

While it is true there would

be an initial dip in state revenue once this tax policy is implemented, that should not overshadow the overall goal of increasing state revenue — which only serves to address the current shortfall in various areas of our state budget, namely public education.

States that have chosen the quick and dirty route of just raising taxes to solve their budget problems, have been experiencing a decline in revenue. Why? Because people vote with their feet. While these states may have a higher tax rate, the people left to pay the bills soon grow weary of their tax burden and start looking for greener pastures to expand their business and raise their family. Thus, higher tax rates tend to be counter-productive in the long run.

We need to be cognizant that other states are seriously considering tax reform policies designed to attract more industry and people. If Iowa continues to ignore this fact and doesn’t participate in the discussion, then we run the risk of getting left behind economically.

Representative Greg Heartsill (R-Columbia) represents Iowa House District 28.

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There is a unicorn lair in North Korea. We know this because the Dear Leader of North Korea, Kim Jung Un, tells us so.

According to the official Korean Central News Agency, archaeologists h a v e By Ben Shapiro “recently reconfirmed” the existence of the unicorn lair dating back to the Koryo Kingdom (918-1392).

President Obama has his own unicorn lair. It is the world as it exists inside his head, Walter Mitty-style. In no way does this world resemble reality; it is a bizarre fantasyland of Obama’s own construction, in which he is all-powerful, all-knowing and always right. It is a world in which his foreign policy predictions come true, in which his policies are successful, in which the flaming world he has helped create sparkles rather than burns.

In President Obama’s world, Iran is not a threat, but an ally. Iran, in this world, is not an Islamic dictatorship, but a rational actor simply demanding the global respect to which it is entitled. The Ayatollah Khamenei’s public statements of “Death to America” constitute a rhetorical love tap, designed for a “domestic political audience” — presumably an audience to whom the ayatollahs must answer, despite the lack of real elections in Iran for well over three decades. Iran’s repeated statements that it intends to wipe Israel from the map simply show that Iran requires more concessions, not less. Iran’s open suggestion that snap nuclear inspections be ruled out of negotiations show it is untrusting, not untrustworthy. Iran’s expansionist policies in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen are all growing pains that can be eased by Western kowtowing.

In fact, in President Obama’s world, Yemen is a shining example of

American foreign policy at work. Just months ago, Obama used Yemen as his paradigm of functional anti-terrorism; two days ago, Obama’s press secretary, Josh Earnest, said that Yemen “did serve as a sort of template for the kind of strategy that we would employ to mitigate the threat from extremists around the world.”

Earnest claimed that the Obama administration’s anti-terror policy in Yemen helped to “stabiliz[e] the country so extremists can’t use it to plot against the West.” Last month, the American embassy closed in Yemen, with its Marine guard evacuated without its weapons. Last week, the last American forces left the country, which has been plunged into full-scale civil war by the Iranian-backed Houthi militias.

But the real threat to global peace, in President Obama’s world, lies with the quarrelsome Jews some 1,200 miles to the northwest. There, the democratic country of Israel has endangered its status as a democracy by failing to negotiate with terrorism-backing Palestinians; there, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a troublesome Jew if ever there was one, insists that Iran, not Jews building bathrooms in East Jerusalem, represents a threat to global order. If only the United States could achieve some daylight between itself and the Jewish state, all would be well — even though Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have never drawn closer to Netanyahu, knowing that Netanyahu is a far better guarantor of their security against an Iranian bomb than Barack Obama.

Delusional dictatorship is a danger to regional peace. But delusional American leadership is a threat to global peace.

Nonetheless, things are going swimmingly in Barack Obama’s head.

Iran is a regional ally, Yemen is a model of peace and security, and Israel is an incipient enemy. The unicorns still roam free, even if free people live in danger of chains.

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Obituaries Pauline Charlotte West Cannon March 30, 2015 Pauline Charlotte West Cannon, 56, of Newton, died Monday, March 30, 2015, at her home.

A celebration of Pauline’s life will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 4 at the Wallace Family Funeral

Charles O’Roake March 30, 2015 Charles (Charlie) J. O’Roake, 87, of Colfax, died Tuesday, March 30, 2015, at Mercy Hospice-Johnston. A funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m.

Monday, April 6 at Immaculate Conception Church in Colfax.

Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery near Farrar. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 5 at the church.

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Wayne H. Tinnermeier March 29, 2015 Wayne H. Tinnermeier, 81, of Newton, died on Sunday, March 2 9 , 2015 at Careage of Newton in Newton.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 2 at the First United Methodist Church, 210 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton. To honor Wayne’s memory, family and friends may feel

Home and Crematory.

The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until the time of service or after the service with a lunch at the funeral home. Memorials in Pauline’s name may be left at the funeral home.

Pauline, the daughter of Ronald and Janet (Parrish) West, was born Sept. 8, 1958, in Portsmouth, Va. She was a certified nurses aide and a longtime Newton resident. Pauline had been a nurses aide at Heritage Manor, residential instructor at Progress Industries, record clerk at

John Deere Credit and a laborer and administrative assistant at Maytag.

For the last eight years she was an administrative assistant at RJO in Newton. Pauline was united in marriage with Milt Cannon Aug. 30, 2014, at their home. She enjoyed riding motorcycles, gardening, being outdoors, her pets, and spending time with her family.

Pauline is survived by her husband, Milt Cannon; children, Patrece (Micah) Cope, Holly Revell (Matt Moser) and Joe Revell; step-children,

Jill (Chad) Hollingsworth and Rob Cannon (Karla Lanser); her grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Michaella, Alexa, Liberty and Thomas Cope, Konner Revell, Megan and Ashley Hollingsworth and Trenton Cannon; parents, Janet and Frank Harger; her siblings, Carmen Hackworth and Chris West; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Ronald West; paternal grandparents, Wilda and Frank Harger; and maternal grandparents, Joe and Pauline Parrish.

il service beginning at 6 p.m. Memorials may be directed to Dowling Catholic High School or St. Benedict’s Abby in Benet Lake, Wis. Condolences may be left for the family at www. coburnfuneralhomes. com.

He was born at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines Feb. 23, 1928, to John L. and Katharine (Phelan) O’Roake. He attended Valeria School and graduated from Dowling High School in Des Moines in 1946.

At Dowling, he played football and baseball.

He participated in the Iowa High School State Baseball Tournament.

Following graduation, he played baseball in

the Des Moines area. In Aug. 29, 1959, Charlie married Theresa Kordick at St. Ambrose Cathedral in Des Moines.

As a third generation farmer, Charlie lived and worked on the O’Roake family farm near Valeria his entire life. Upon his father’s death in 1955, he began running the farm and never retired. He raised cattle, hogs, corn and soybeans. He was a Korean War era veteran in the Iowa Army Reserves. He was elected to the Valeria School Board and coached little league baseball in Mingo. Charlie was an avid Chicago White Sox fan. He also enjoyed watching the Minne-

sota Vikings, the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Iowa State Cyclones. He was known for his sense of humor, hearty laugh and a fondness for engaging in conversation with friends and family.

Charlie was preceded in death by his parents; infant son, Joseph; brother, Fr. John (Patrick) O’Roake, OSB; and sister, Jane O’Roake Mulvihill. He is survived by his wife, Theresa O’Roake of Colfax; daughter, Carol O’Roake of Des Moines; son, Charles O’Roake of Colfax; daughter, Anne O’Roake of Tampa, Fla.; son, John (Amanda) O’Roake of Mason City; and grandson, Kinnick O’Roake of Mason City.

free to wear Wayne’s favorite outfit, jeans and a white T-shirt.

The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 1 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton.

A private family burial will be at a later date at the St. Johns Cemetery in rural Newton.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association or the Jasper County 4-H Fair Grounds or to the Emerson Hough Chapter of the Izaak Walton League or to Skiff Hospice. Memorials may be left at the funeral home or at the church on the

afternoon of the service.

Memorials may also be mailed to the Wallace Family Funeral Home please put, Attn: Tinnermeier Family on the envelope.

Those left to honor Wayne’s memory are his wife of 61+ years, Catherine of Newton; children, Debra (Tim) Chance of Newton and Scott ( Julie) Tinnermeier of Galion, Ohio; his three grandchildren, Melissa ( Darin) Kramer of Grimes, Matthew Marchant (KayLea Zumbach) of Newton and Luke Tinnermeier of Galion; two great-grandchildren, Karlee Rebik of Grimes and Brayin Kramer

of Grimes; his three sisters-in-law, Jean Tinnermeier of Fort Collins, Colo., Marilyn Boulicault of Newton and CeCe Smith of North Tonawanda, N.Y.; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Steven Wayne Tinnermeier; brother, Ron Tinnermeier; sister, Ruth Lust; sisters-inlaw, Doris Versteegh, Margaret Hevlin and Sally Smith; brothersin-law, Leo Versteegh, Raymond Hevlin, Edward Smith, Tom Smith and Larry Lust; niece, Barb Ealey; and nephew, David Versteegh.

Mary Frances Stabenow, 71, of Newton, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at her home. Services are pending at Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton.

John “Dale” Tipton March 31, 2015 John “Dale” Tipton, 90, of Baxter, died Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at the Baxter Health Care Center in Baxter. Funeral services are currently pending at Fredregill Family Funeral Home in Baxter.

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• Spend Smart Eat Smart in Child Care will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at DMACC Newton Campus, Room 210A, 600 N. Second Ave. W. Learn strategies to save money on food expenses while incorporating new ideas into menu planning and food shopping. Contact Carol Camp at 641792-5437 or campc@iastate.edu.

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Wednesday at Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

• Child birth education will meet at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday at Skiff Medical Center, 204 N. Fourth Ave. E. in Newton. Taught by a childbirth educator, this course is designed to prepare expectant families for labor and birth, and to assist with decision-making regarding the birth of their child.

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• Total Forgiveness women’s study will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. S. in Newton.

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• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Friday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

• Penny Bingo will meet at 1 p.m. Friday at Jasper County Senior Citizens Center, 702 E. Third St. S. in Newton.

• Battlefield of the Mind women’s study will meet at 1 p.m. Friday at Hephzibah House in Newton.

• Developmentally Appropriate Use of iPads in Early Childhood will meet at 6:30 p.m. Friday at DMACC Newton Campus Room 210A. This class teaches ways to help children develop literacy skills and offers a way to connect with parents.

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6:40 p.m. Friday. Officers spoke with an employee who said she saw Hannon leave the store with two cans of beer without paying for them. Hannon claimed that another employee said they would pay for the beer for her.

Hannon was told by the cashier not to leave the store with the beer but did anyway. Officers spoke with the other employee who said she made no deals with Hannon. The total value of the items was $4.44. She was cited and released to appear.

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Today is a day to celebrate biting gators and big tonsils DEAR READERS: In honor of April Fools’ Day, I’ll share a couple of offbeat letters I’ve received from readers who have attempted to pull my proverbial leg. Enjoy!

DEAR ABBY: I’m writing to brag about my boyfriend. He’s a semi-professional alligator wrestler and super brave. It’s a tough job and it takes him away from home a lot.

It’s also a very dangerous job. He often comes home with bite marks all over his neck and shoulders, and scratches on his back.

Want to know something weird about alligators? Their natural odor smells a lot like perfume. When my beau gets back from a tournament, he often reeks of it. The first time I smelled it on him, I was worried. But after he explained it to me, it made perfect sense. ( Just another one of life’s coincidences, I guess.)

We’re so happy together. We have four beautiful children, and he promises we’ll get married soon — right after the next tournament.

I know you get lots of letters about bad relationships, so I thought I’d let you hear about a good one. — GATOR GIRL IN FLORIDA DEAR GATOR GIRL: That’s a good one, all right. You may have thought you smelled perfume, but I smell a rat. Be glad your boyfriend doesn’t wrestle cougars because I hear they wear indelible lipstick.

DEAR ABBY: A teacher at our high school took some time off to get a breast augmentation. Before she left, she told the class she was having her tonsils out. When she returned to the classroom with a larger chest, one of the students cracked, “Nice tonsils!” Of course, the class roared. What do you think about this? — GEORGE IN SOUTH CAROLINA DEAR GEORGE: I think that

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BOONE — A Georgia man accused of killing his former roommate in 2009 told investigators he strangled him with a baseball bat, an Iowa police chief testified Tuesday.

The second trial of John Green began with jury seating Monday and opening statements from attorneys and testimony from Sac City Police Chief John Thompsen Tuesday. Green, 55, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 58-year-old Mark Koster in Sac City.

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DUBUQUE — A man previously deemed guilty of first-degree kidnapping before his conviction and subsequent life term were overturned has now been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on a sexual assault charge. Scott R. Robinson, 37, was sentenced Tuesday in Dubuque District Court on one count of third-degree sexual assault. He had been serving life in prison without parole for a 2011 sexual assault.

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STORM LAKE — A 30-year-old northwest Iowa woman who posed as a nurse so she could get prescription drugs has been sentenced to prison. Kayleen Stallman, formerly Kayleen Leedahl, was sentenced on Monday to 10 years in prison. She’d pleaded guilty to three counts of felony obtaining or attempting to obtain a prescription drug by deceit. She also pleaded guilty to five misdemeanor counts of the same charge. Police and court documents state she posed as a nurse over nearly four months in 2013.

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Rudd residents concerned about potential hog farm CHARLES CITY — Rudd residents have raised concerns about a hog confinement that will be built less than a half-mile from the city limits. A group of residents met with the Floyd County Board of Supervisors Monday to discuss the confinement that’s set to be built for 2,490 hogs. Several residents are worried about the smell and waste that the confinement may produce. Rudd resident Judy Miller says that since the confinement site is on a hill, waste could run down into a nearby creek.

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Toddler hit by van listed in critical condition MASON CITY — A Mason City toddler has been severely injured after she was hit by a van near her home.

The Mason City Police Department says 2-year-old Akira Cully was taken to Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa following the incident Monday evening. She has since been airlifted to a hospital in Iowa City, where she is listed in critical condition.

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Colfax takes next step in historic designation

By Mike Mendenhall Jasper County Tribune COLFAX — The culmination of a yearlong historical preservation study of downtown Colfax was made public Tuesday night, taking another step toward earning the Jasper County town a spot on the National Historic Registry.

Jennifer James — Des Moines-based writer/editor/consultant who conducted the survey funded by the Iowa Economic Development Authority — showed images, city plats and architectural changes from throughout the city’s nearly 150 year history at an event hosted by Colfax Main Street at Colfax-Mingo High School.

“I do think it’s very important to not be dismissive of a building just because there’s vinyl siding, metal on the outside or an added layer of brick when underneath there could be some really great stuff,” James said. “That’s the story of historic preservation right now. Carefully taking off layers and finding the good stuff underneath.”

The survey dubbed the Spring City Commercial Historic District Findings, took place through the spring and summer of 2014. It was conducted through a partnership agreement between IEDA, Main Street Iowa, the State Historic Preservation Office, the City of Colfax and Colfax Main Street. It is the first step in acquiring a nomination from the state to be on the National Historic Registry. Being on the registry, James said, is not only good public relations for a city but also brings tax incentives and development grants to cities, businesses and private property owners.

The study investigated 100 different properties both existing and since demolished, encompassing land from the downtown’s northern railroad track, west to the Colfax Livestock Sale Co. and North Montgomery Street, south to

Mike Mendenhall/Jasper County Tribune Des Moines-based historical consultant Jennifer James presents her findings Tuesday night making the case to potentially designate downtown Colfax as a historic district. She presented the year-long study at Colfax-Mingo High School.

Washington Street and east to Elm Street.

James detailed multiple eras in Colfax’s development.

She highlighted 1866 to 1875, 1875 to 1879, 1880-1890s, 1900s to 1920s, 1930s to 1940s and 1940s to 1960s.

The importance of the railroad to the formation of Colfax and the industry surrounding mineral spring water — which was believed by 19th century doctors to hold healing and medicinal proprieties — were also discussed.

James’ research found Colfax, with a population between 2,000 and 2,500 people for the majority of its existence, was home to 10 mineral spa hotels at its peak.

“Things that were happening in Colfax were unique because there were unique individuals here making things happen,” she said. “There was an incredible (public relations) effort that went on for decades. And it was starting in the 1870s.”

Those efforts included testimonials and advertisements for the benefits of Colfax mineral water in news-

papers as far east as Davenport and as far north as Waterloo.

Mineral water’s decline following World War I and the Great Depression was not well known, and James said there is still room for research. Despite the medical community’s increasing dismissal of the water therapy as “quackery,” James said it still could not account for its complete demise in Colfax.

“This is an area where I think there are opportunities for more research, and with all of this I think there are great opportunities to keep adding as people find knew research and find new photographs to just be open to adding to the information.

This is just the start of a project not the end of a project.”

Colfax Main Street Director Emily Perry said copies of the report would be made available for public view at the Main Street office on 1 W. Howard St., the Colfax Public Library and the Colfax Historical Museum.

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@ jaspercountytribune.com

Newton convenience store employee injured in attack

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News An Newton convenience store employee was injured Monday night at work when she was attacked by her fiancée’s ex-wife.

Helen R. Graves, 41, of Newton, is accused of going behind the counter at Git-N-Go and hitting the victim in the face. The victim’s left eye swelled and Graves

turned black and blue, and she also had scratches on her face and red marks on her neck.

Officers were called at 6:06 p.m. to the convenience store, 801 First Ave. E., and placed Graves under arrest. She is charged with assault causing bodily injury or mental illness and was taken to the Jasper County Jail. She posted a $1,000 bond and an initial court appearance is pending.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com

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Iowa Senate opts for limited change to state’s gun laws The Associated Press DES MOINES — Legislation that would have made sweeping changes to Iowa’s gun laws appears to be dead this session, after the Senate argued back and forth Tuesday over a separate, more limited gun bill and lawmakers used procedural moves that took away any chance for it to be more comprehensive.

The Senate voted 46-4 for a bill that would allow the use of suppressors to silence weapons. It now heads to the House, where

lawmakers have a small window to advance it before a procedural deadline Friday.

The bill on suppressors was separate from legislation that the House passed earlier in March and the Senate debated in committee. That legislation would have made several changes to Iowa’s gun laws, including a proposal to allow children under 14 years old to use a handgun under a parent’s supervision. It also would have made it optional for a person to get a permit to acquire a handgun, a move that

would have removed a de facto three-day waiting period to access the handgun and changed some requirements for a background check.

The gun legislation in the House had the support of law enforcement groups and the National Rifle Association.

Sen. Steven Sodders, D-State Center, led the suppressors bill in the Senate and attempted to add changes Tuesday to align it closer to the House bill. Those amendments did not include the age limit on children or the optional permit and background

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check language. His changes focused on other aspects of the House bill, including efforts to streamline permit registrations and renewals.

But Sodders’ attempt was stalled after Sen. Charles Schneider, R-West Des Moines, used a procedural move and asked the Senate president whether the additions were relevant to the bill. That led to the end of any proposed additions to the bill that would have dramatically changed its purpose, and forced lawmakers to vote on the suppressors bill in its original form.

Economic report: Slow growth in Midwest, Plains OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new report suggests slow economic growth is ahead for nine Midwestern and Plains states.

The survey report issued Wednesday says the overall Mid-America Business Conditions Index dropped to 51.4 in March from 57 in February. The January figure was 54.8.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he says manufacturers of nondurable goods reported that sales, production and employment have weakened over the past several months.

The survey results from supply managers are compiled into a col-

lection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests economic growth, while a score below that suggests decline.

The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

The Associated Press DES MOINES — Legislation that would give teachers and administrators more authority to respond to school bullying in Iowa passed the Senate on Tuesday, though it’s unclear what version of the bill may advance in the House.

The Senate voted 43-7 in support of the bill, which would give educators the power to investigate cases of bullying off school grounds and sets guidelines on responding to such cases. It also lets them determine, along with an affected student, if a parent should be informed about a case if doing so might harm the student.

“The basic principle that we have on this legislation is that every Iowa student deserves a safe learning environment at school,” said Sen. Robert Hogg, D-Cedar Rapids, who led the bill on the floor.

The bill now heads to the House, where lawmakers are considering a similar measure. The key difference is $200,000 in funding in the House bill for teacher training and a student pilot program. The Senate bill has the same programs but Hogg removed the appropriation earlier in the session. He said at the time that he wanted to secure the funding through a different legislative process.

That funding removal drew concern Monday from some senators, who debated the bill briefly before moving the vote to Tuesday.

“We’re going to pass a bill, we’re going to get a headline, we’re going to send out a press release, and we’re going to act like we did something, and I don’t know if we really did do anything,” said Sen. Tony Bisignano, D-Des Moines.

Monsanto donates $4M to effort to save monarch butterflies The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Agribusiness Monsanto Co., whose popular weed killer Roundup has been partly blamed by critics for knocking out monarch butterflies’ habitat, said Tuesday it is committing $4 million to efforts to stem the worrisome decline of the black-and-orange insects.

The St. Louis-based com-

pany said that of $3.6 million it is donating to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Monarch Butterfly Conservation Fund, one-third of that money matches what the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is contributing. The remaining funds will be set aside to mirror what other federal agencies plan to offer over the next three years.

Monsanto also intends to

contribute $400,000 to experts and groups working on behalf of the butterfly, which is being considered for federal protection because its numbers have plunged by more than 90 percent in the past two decades.

The decline of the monarchs, which are found throughout the continental U.S., worries environmentalists and scientists. Much

of the decline is blamed on destruction of habitat that includes milkweed, on which monarchs lay their eggs and provides the sole source of food for caterpillars that later develop into the distinctive butterflies.

Some monarch populations migrate thousands of miles from breeding and wintering grounds in California and Mexico. But along the

route, there is less of the milkweed — widely attributed to increasing acreage for corn and soybeans, logging, construction and a drought that peaked in 2012.

Environmentalists say the butterfly’s decline has coincided with the rise of Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup, and an increase of acreage planted in its herbicide-resistant Roundup Ready crops.

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Cardinal boys getting up to soccer speed for 2015

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Athletic talent can be found up and down the 2015 Newton High boys’ soccer roster. The Cardinals have 14 returning varsity players back from last year’s squad.

“We are working very hard to get fit for the season, focusing especially on physical conditioning,” said second-year head coach Sackda Viravong.

“Right now, we’re trying to get used to each other after months of not playing soccer.

The desire to play is alive and well, but the instinct for the game is a work in progress.”

Newton’s boys open the 2015 season at home Thursday against Southeast Polk.

The Cardinals host their four-team tournament Saturday, which starts at 10 a.m.

All Cardinal home games are played at H.A. Lynn Stadium.

The Cardinals have 47 players on the roster, including 20 freshmen.

“This year we have a lot of freshmen coming out for boys soccer, and hopefully, they will provide some new energy for our soccer program,” Viravong said.

Viravong, who spent five years coaching the NHS girls’ soccer team, begins his second season at the helm of the Cardinal boys’ team. The Cardinals were 4-3 in Little Hawkeye Conference play a year ago, and finished 10-8 overall.

Newton opened Class 2A substate play in 2014 with a 3-0 win over Prairie City-Monroe. The Cardinals lost 3-0 to No. 8 Perry in the substate semifinal contest.

Leading the Cardinals back on the field are sophomore Josh Ventling as the team’s leading goal scorer and senior Mike McCormick the team’s assist leader. Both players received All-Little Hawkeye Conference second-team honors.

Ventling scored 14 goals and had three assists. He was

the coming weeks if we can push forward and roll with the punches,” Viravong said.

“The Little Hawkeye Conference will be very competitive this year. It’s going to take a whole team effort to stay in the race with our conference opponents.”

Viravong has Chad Hollenbeck as an assistant coach.

Hollenbeck is a third-year assistant coach and will coach the Cardinal junior varsity.

Steve Weeks is a first-year assistant coach for the Cardinals.

Other members of the Cardinal team are: Colby Lawson, Rodrigo Leon, Justin Fischer, Josh Gulling, Reagan Maple, Ryan Constant, Tyler Dafflitto, Maison Gray, Logan Heisdorffer, Tyler Stanton, Grayson Bookbinder, Gavin Aalbers, Alex Bartels, Mitch Day, Austin Johansen, Jacob Knoll, Dalton Pauley, Brad Portner, Nick Rusk, Shaid-

Newton High School Boys’ Soccer 2015 Schedule April 2 — Southeast Polk, 7 p.m.

April 4 — Newton Tournament, 10 a.m.

April 7 — Pella Christian, 7 p.m.

April 14 — Knoxville, 7 p.m.

April 17 — Boone, 7 p.m.

April 21 — Dallas Center-Grimes, 7 p.m.

April 23 — Marshalltown, 7:30 p.m.

April 28 — Grinnell, 5 p.m.

April 30 — Adel DeSoto Minburn, 7 p.m.

May 5 — Oskaloosa, 7 p.m.

May 8 — PCM, 7 p.m.

May 9 — Nevada Tournament, 9 a.m.

May 12 — Pella, 7 p.m.

May 19 — Norwalk, 7 p.m.

May 22 — Nevada, 7 p.m.

May 26-30 — Class 2A Substate, TBA Home games in bold

en Simmons, Jaron Blomme, Devin Carson, Cole Cazett, Benny Cheng, Grant Hammand, Greg Mettler, John Ross, Preston Sherwood, Brandon Telepnev and Logan Wolfe.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Sophomore Josh Ventling (11) returns as the leading goal scorer for Newton High’s boys. The Cardinal soccer team opens the season at home Thursday against Southeast Polk then hosts the NHS tournament Saturday at H.A. Lynn Stadium.

named the team’s rookie of the year. McCormick, who became known for his throwin assists, put up 13 assists for the season and scored four goals. Ventling is a forward and McCormick plays as a midfielder.

Sophomore defender Jordan Norvell was named to the LHC second-team and junior defender Dalton Nevels returns as a LHC honorable mention selection. Other defenders back for Newton are seniors Jackson Forck, Brock Southern and Jesse Cochran.

“The defense will have to step up their game and keep opponents from scoring,” Viravong said.

The Cardinals are solid in goal again this season with junior Griffin Engel and Grant Davidson sharing the

goal keeper duties. Engel had a team-high 75 saves, highlighted by a 10-save game against Norwalk. Davidson made 20 saves on the season and had seven saves against Nevada.

Engel allowed 25 goals in 15 games while Davidson allowed four goals. Engel had six shutouts as goal keeper.

Senior Tristan Peters is back as a midfielder while junior Chase Dykstra will see action as midfielder or forward. Juniors Chet Adams and Duncan Lee return as forwards and sophomore Reese Rosenquist will see action as a midfielder or defender.

Viravong said freshmen Garrett Sturtz and Zack Combs will see varsity time for the Cardinals.

“We will have to see in

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High senior Grant Davidson (16) battles for the ball during a game last year. Davidson will see plenty of time as goal keeper this season and will also play at forward for the Cardinals.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High senior Sarah Kalkholf is out to extend her NHS school record distance and defend her Class 4A state championship in the discus.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High senior Deonne Harris ran well in the Drake Relays and in the Class 4A state meet a year ago. Harris is considered one of the top high hurdlers in the state.

Veterans pace Newton girls’ track team in 2015

Cardinal boys have the long and short covered on the track

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Sarah Kalkhoff and Grace Coen are known quantities for the Newton High girls’ track team. Kalkhoff is the defending Iowa Class 4A state champion in the discus. Coen is one

of the top distance runners in the state. Both hold Newton High records in their events.

Newton has 15 other returners from last year’s track squad and seven of the returners qualified for the 2014 Drake Relays and high school state track meet.

But 29 of the 42 girls on the NHS roster for 2015 are sophomores and freshmen.

“We are a young team this year and will have some growing pains early in the season,” said Rachel Tomas, who begins GIRLS | 3B

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Top athletes in the short and the long races are back on the track for Newton High’s boys in 2015.

“We are very excited about this year’s season.

We have a number of strong returning ath-

letes, who are setting a great example for all of our new athletes joining the program as freshman or first-time track competitors,” said Tom Bartello, thirdyear head coach for the Newton boys.

Soaring to new heights and faster times is senior Deonne Har-

ris. Harris is the Cardinals’ top hurdler. He is the defending twotime 110-meter hurdle champion of the Little Hawkeye Conference. He placed fourth in the hurdles at the 2014 Drake Relays and earned the sixth-place BOYS | 3B

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SPORTS CALENDAR Thursday Soccer Southeast Polk at Newton boys, 9th 4:30 p.m., JV 5:45 p.m., Varsity, 7 p.m.

Pella Christian at PCM boys, 7 p.m.

High School Track Newton boys at Southeast Polk, 4:30 p.m.

PCM boys at Roland-Story, 5 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully boys at Belle Plaine, 4:30 p.m.

Friday Rugby Valley High School Stadium West Des Moines Newton vs. Mason City, 7:20 p.m.

Newton vs. Urbandale, 9 p.m.

Saturday Soccer NHS boys tournament Benton vs. Newton, 10 a.m.

PCM vs. Des Moines Roosevelt, 11:30 a.m.

Third-place game, 1 p.m.

Championship game, 2:30 p.m.

Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe sophomore Jayci Vos, center, and junior Emily Hugen, second from the left, went 1-2, respectively, in the 100-meter dash at the Mustangs’ first outdoor meet of the season in Monroe on Tuesday. Vos and Hugen ran together on the winning 4x200 relay,

PCM wins eight at home, Kalkhoff throws PR

Notebook Schnug claimed fourth in the 400 hurdles and fifth in the 100 hurdles. ... Burns, Messick and Miller were all winners in junior varsity races as well.

Burns won the 100, Miller crossed before anyone else in the 200 and Messick was tops in the 100 hurdles. ... The Mustangs’ stay home for their next meet. This time, PCM hosts a co-ed meet starting at 5 p.m.on April 7.

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Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe junior Tatum Schnug, left, runs the 400 leg of the distance medley relay during the Mustangs’ host track and field meet in Monroe on Tuesday. The Mustangs finished second in the event.

second-place finishes. Hugen trailed Vos in the 100 with a time of 14.10, Clarke ran 28.07 in the 200 and Smith out-kicked a few opponents to take second in the 800 with a time of 2:45.35.

The 4x400, distance medley and sprint medley relays were second as well.

Smith, Mackenzie Messick, Hartson and Josie Hare made up the 4x400 team that crossed in 5:08.57, while Ashley Miller, Hugen, Clarke and Van Gorp were second in the sprint medley in 2:03.50.

The distance medley team

was Taylor Burns, Messick, Tatum Schnug and Hare.

Grace Telfer was third in both the shot put and discus.

Her best toss in the shot was 34-2 and the best mark in the discus was 91-7.

The 4x100 relay team of Miller, Clarke, Hugen and Van Gorp crossed in third with a time of 56.16.

“As always, we came away with some things we need to improve on moving forward, which was to be expected,” Martin said. “Overall, we were happy with our first outdoor meet.”

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News NEVADA — Colfax-Mingo boys’ track and field coach Matt Barkalow said during the preseason that his talented crop of juniors were the heart and soul of his squad this year.

Those juniors proved that to be true Tuesday night during the team’s first outdoor meet of the year.

Jacob Lietz sprinted to second in the 400-meter dash and then ran on three relays that placed in the top three.

The Tigerhawks’ 4x400 relay featuring Blake Summy, Jared Myers, Gabe Simpson and Lietz claimed one of the two wins on the night as the team finished sixth with 256 points. C-M trailed three Class 3A schools and one 2A school.

Host Nevada won the Class B team title with 353 points, edging Iowa Falls-Alden’s 351.5 points. Bondurant-Farrar (307), South Hardin (284.5) and Colo-NESCO (267.5) rounded out the top five. West Marshall and Northeast Hamilton finished behind the Tigerhawks.

Blake Summy and Colin Lourens went 1-2 in the long jump.

Summy won with a leap of 19 feet, 0.25 inches and Lourens’ runner-up jump reached a personal-best 18-11.75.

Lietz’s time in the 400 was a personal-best 53.38, which ranks third in 1A. The winning 4x400 relay crossed in 3 minutes, 42.88 seconds.

Lietz came from third to first on the anchor leg after running a 52.03 split.

The 3:42.88 ranks third in 1A. The medley relay was second. That foursome was Summy, Lourens, Lietz and Simpson and they finished in 3:58.74.

The 4x100 team of Summy, Myers, Simpson and Lietz was third in 47.15.

Myers was fourth in the 110 high hurdles.

He crossed the line in 18.33.

The Tigerhawks return to the track next Tuesday when Lynnville-Sully hosts a co-ed meet at 4:45 p.m.

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News MONROE — The conditions for Prairie City-Monroe’s first girls’ outdoor track and field meet couldn’t have been better Tuesday night.

And the Mustangs were really good, too.

Senior Rachel Peter and sophomore Jayci Vos each won two individual events and the Mustangs claimed eight gold medals on the night during their host early-bird meet.

Newton senior Sarah Kalkhoff also took advantage of the nice weather with two wins in the shot put and discus. She was marked at a personal-best 39 feet, 5 inches in the shot put and moved to 13th in the state overall.

No other member of Newton’s track team competed.

And team scores were not kept.

Peter claimed victories in both the 1,500 and 3,000 with times of 5 minutes, 25.93 seconds and 11:49.40, respectively.

Vos won the 100-meter dash in 13.64 seconds and crossed the line first in the 400 hurdles in 1:10.23.

Vos now has the top 400 hurdles time in Class 2A and the fifth best time overall. She also now ranks in the top eight in the 100. Peter’s time in the 3,000 puts her in the top eight in 2A. “It was a great night to run and we were impressed with our finishes tonight,” PCM coach Bridget Martin said.

“There were multiple times where we outraced the other teams at the finish. Our girls showed a lot of heart tonight.”

Kalkhoff ’s winning throw in the discus was marked at a season-best 127-1. That puts her at No. 1 in the entire state at this point in the season.

PCM also got individual wins from junior Ashley Van Gorp in the long jump (14-8) and sophomore Rachel Stafford in the 400 (1:05.15).

The 4x200 relay of junior Mackenzie Clarke, Van Gorp, Hugen and Vos also recorded a first-place finish and their time of 1:52.82 is now second in 2A and top 20 in the state.

Also winning was the 4x800 team of Stafford, freshman Baylee Smith, freshman Amaya Hartson and junior Morgan Novak. Their winning time was 11:06.62.

“With the meet moving along very quickly tonight, the recovery time was minimal for everyone,” Martin said. “But we heard no excuses from the girls. We turned in some times tonight with some of those times putting us in nice spots in 2A.” The Mustangs claimed six

Juniors lead C-M boys to sixth at Cub Relays

Sports Girls Continued from Page 1B her sixth year as NHS girls’ head coach. “We graduated a talented group, so we have to fill some spots from last year. The upperclassmen are outnumbered but provide the leadership and dedication to continue the success we have had.”

Newton opens the 2015 season Tuesday at South Tama. The meet begins at 4:30 p.m.

Kalkhoff and Coen are joined by seniors Anna Barr, Hailey Coy, Autumn Hunt and Brenna Schweniker, juniors Elise Axtell, Annie Hurt, Alex Hutchinson, Sydney Jenkins, Kaelee Knoll, Fran Lucas and Leela Spencer, and sophomores Kayla Botterbrodt, Michaella Cope, Sarah Prendergast and Hannah Yeager.

Kalkhoff won the 2014 4A state discus title with a school-record throw of 140 feet, 11 inches. She has won the Little Hawkeye Conference championship two years in a row and took sixth at the Drake Relays a year ago. Kalkhoff has signed to compete in track for Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minn., next year.

Coen qualified for the state meet in all three distance races — 800 me-

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She won sixth-place medals at state in the 3,000 (10 minutes, 12.8 seconds) and 1,500 (4:42.40), setting school records. Coen is the two-time LHC champion in both races.

Coen also anchored the Cardinal distance medley relay team to a sixth-place medal at the state meet last year. Spencer, Jenkins and Coen return from that relay team, which set a school mark of 4:09.9 at the state meet.

The Newton 4x200 and 4x100 relays qualified for the Drake Relays last year. Spencer and Hutchinson were on the state qualifying 4x200, which took 15th. Coy and Jenkins return from the stat qualifying 4x400 relay team, which placed 13th.

Jenkins is Newton’s top returning sprinter, taking fourth in the 400 and sixth in the 200 dash in the conference meet. Jenkins qualified for state in the 200 meters. Barr qualified for the state in the 400-meter hurdles.

“We have a lot of girls who can be very versatile for us this season. We will have some exploring to see what events work best for everybody to maximize our team success,” Tomas said. “We saw a lot of improvement and growth during our indoor season.

I foresee a lot of changes throughout

medal in the Iowa Class 4A state meet hurdle race.

Harris has a best time of 14.51 sec-

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High senior Jarom Williams is back in the sand for the Cardinals as a long jumper. Williams is Newton’s top returning competitor in the 200 and 400-meter dashes. The Cardinals open the 2015 track season Thursday at Southeast Polk then go to South Tama Tuesday.

Newton High School Girls’ Track 2015 Schedule April 7 —South Tama, 4:30 p.m.

April 11 — Oskaloosa, 9 a.m.

April 13 — Boone, 4:30 p.m.

April 14 — Ames, 4:30 p.m.

April 16 — Newton Cardinal Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

April 20 — Dowling Catholic, 4 p.m.

April 23-25 — Drake Relays April 28 — Grinnell, 5 p.m.

April 30 — Pella, 5 p.m.

May 4 — LHC meet, Pella Christian, 4 p.m.

May 7 — Newton Cardinal Relays, 4:30 p.m.

May 11 — Pella, 5 p.m.

May 14 — Class 4A state qualifier, TBA May 21-23 — State meet, Des Moines Home meets in bold

the season as different girls step up.”

Others on the NHS team are sophomores Taylor Shipley, Taylor Tremmel, Megan Van Dalen and Kenna Winther, and freshmen Jordan Banfield, Ali Bestell, Madison Bleeker, Hannah Boecker, Jaylin Bucklin, Morgann Eide, Shannah Ergenbright, Miranda Ervin, Tessa Keeton, Destiny Lauterbach, Audrey Lucas, Liz McVey, Haley Revell, Bethany Risius, Serenity Stier, Alexis Stout, Bailey Wall, Randi Walters and Alyssa Williams.

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onds in the 110-meter high hurdles.

He ran 14.75 seconds in the state meet finals against a field of seniors.

Harris anchored the LHC champion and state qualifying 110-meter shuttle hurdle relay for the Cardinals last year.

Seniors Jarom Williams and J.T. Thongvanh were on that shuttle hurdle relay team. At state, Newton finished 13th.

Williams finished third in 200-meter dash at the Little Hawkeye Conference meet and the 4A district. Williams and Thongvanh have the top two times in the 200 — 23.18 seconds and 24.71 seconds, respectively — for Newton.

Thongvanh is the top returner in the 100-meter dash, 11.40, and Williams is the top 400 runner in 55.90.

Harris and junior Jake Bennett are 1-2 in the 400-meter hurdles for Newton.

Then you go to the distance races and find seniors Jacob Thomas and Christian Laube and junior Zach Theis. All three return in the 1,600 while Thomas has the best time in the event along with the 800. Laube is back as the top 3,200-meter runner.

Williams has the best distance in the long jump for Newton at 20 feet, 4.75 inches. He finished third in the long jump at the Little Hawkeye Conference meet and the 4A district meet. Williams just missed qualifying for state in the event.

In the throws, seniors Mason Bowes and Collin Daniels return for the Cardinals. Bowes had throws of 406.50 in the shot put and 113-8.50 in the discus last year as the top thrower returning.

“Our indoor season went very well,” Bartello said. “We were able to see the improvements our returning athletes have made since last year, and we’re able to get a good feel for where our new athletes are and their potential for the outdoor season.”

Bartello said Harris competed very well in the indoor season, running personal-best times from his races last year.

Williams competed strong in the indoor season, recording a personal-best jump in the long jump and

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High junior Grace Coen has established herself as one of the top distance runners in the state. She is the NHS record holder in all the distance races.

winning the open 200 and 400 at the indoor conference meet.

“Mason Bowes threw well during our indoor season. Jake Bennett is a well-round athlete who can run everything from hurdles to the 800,” Bartello said. “Joining our team this year is senior Harrison McCarry, who ran cross country in the fall. We are looking forward to seeing him compete in a number of sprinting events.”

Bartello said the Newton boys have been working hard in practices, putting forth the effort to prepare well for the outdoor season. Newton opens its 2015 season Thursday at Southeast Polk.

“While our younger athletes will have a bit of an adjustment period, we are excited about this season, as well as the future of the program,” Bartello said. “We are looking forward to the outdoor season and getting to see all of our athletes compete and show the results of the hard work they have put in already this season.”

Others on the team are senior Collin Jacobsen, sophomores Josh Mayhew, Alex Miller, Riley Nine, Reed Shepard, Skyler Tool and Lucas Montgomery and freshmen De’Andre Roush, Jaron Roush, Landon Hansen, Josh Miravalles, Clayton Baltisberger, Carson Cazett, Matthew Karsten, Mikey Bradley, Jace Lukefahr, Brian Brimson, Dylan Main, Blake Robson, Benny Cheng and Jack Callaghan.

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at 641-792-3121 ext. 6535 or jsheets@newtondailynews.com Newton High School Boys’ Track 2015 Schedule April 2 — Southeast Polk, 4:30 p.m.

April 7 — South Tama, 4:30 p.m.

April 9 — Des Moines Lincoln, 4:30 p.m.

April 11 — Oskaloosa, 9 a.m.

April 16 — Newton Cardinal Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

April 20 — Norwalk, 4:30 p.m.

April 23-25 — Drake Relays April 30 — Grinnell 5 p.m.

May 4 — LHC meet, Pella Christian, 4 p.m.

May 7 — Newton Cardinal Relays, 4:30 p.m.

May 14 — Class 4A state qualifier, TBA May 21-23 — State meet, Des Moines Home meets in bold

Lynnville-Sully girls open season winning Belle Plaine Invitational

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News BELLE PLAINE — Scoring points in 17 of the 19 events, Lynnville-Sully’s girls rolled to a team championship in the Class A division of Tuesday’s Belle Plaine Girls’ Invitational track meet.

The Hawks claimed six gold medals as they amassed 141.50 points to win the team title. BGM was second in the field of eight teams with 120 points.

“It was an exciting night for the Hawks at the first outdoor meet of the season,” said Darin Arkema, Lynnville-Sully head coach. “It was a true team effort. The girls did a great job of having themselves ready to go for each event, as well as putting to use and executing the things they’ve been working on in practice.”

Marissa Vos won the 3,000-meter run in 13 minutes, 20.94 seconds.

She was third in the 1,500 meters in

6:02.40 while teammate Cori Rice placed second in 6.00.40. Rice finished second int he 800 meters in 2:49.55.

Mariah Vos took the gold in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:18.70 with Shelby Foster in fourth at 1:27.19.

Brenna Lanser came in second in the 100-meter dash in 12.82 seconds and was fourth in the 200 in 28.57 followed by Makenzy Rozendaal in sixth at 29.88 seconds.

Madison Rasmusson turned in a second-place time of 1:05.24 in the 400 meters. Ramusson combined with Mariah Vos, Haley James and Rice to win the 4x800 relay race in 11:02.49.

Lynnville-Sully’s 4x200-meter re-

lay team of Rozendaal, Lanser, Jataya Meyer and Lizzy Van Manen struck gold in 1:56.23. Rozendaal, Lanser, Mariah Vos and Meyer combined for third in the 4x100 relay race in 55.98 seconds.

There was gold in the field events for the Hawks. Van Manen won the discus with a throw of 112 feet, 2 inches with Lysandra James in sixth at 73-10.

Shelby Davis won the shot put with a toss of 32-10.5 and Jelissa Rozendaal placed fifth at 29-5. Davis finished second in high jump, clearing the bar at 4-6 while McKinley Conover ended up in a tie for sixth at 4-4.

“Scoring in the field events was something I knew we needed to improve on from a year ago, and tonight we had six place winners out of eight competitors, which was a huge boost,” Arkema said. “As good as this first meet was, at the end of the night the girls know there is plenty to continue

working on.”

Lynnville-Sully’s 4x400 relay foursome of Van Manen, Haley James, Meyer and Rasmusson was third in 4:49.87. The Hawks’ team of Skyler Young, Tierney Needham, Olivia Ritter and Alexis Hardenbrook was third in the distance medley relay in 5:30.76.

In the shuttle hurdle relay race, Meyer, Hailey Scandridge, Foser and Mariah Vos turned in a fourth-place time of 1:20.86. The sprint medley team of Young, Needham, Amalie Bortne and Hardenbrook was sixth in 2:16.66.

“We have a few practices on some no school days because of our spring/ Easter break, and look forward to hosting our first home meet on our new track Tuesday, April 7,” Arkema said.

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4B | Public Notice THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DONALD BERNELL BOWER, DECEASED Probate No. ESPR036664 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Donald Bernell Bower, Deceased, who died on or about March 10, 2015: You are hereby notified that on the 20th day of March, 2015, the Last Will and Testament of Donald Bernell Bower, deceased, bearing date of the 23rd day of December, 2005, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Darlene E. Russell was appointed executor of the estate.

Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are ascertainable, or reasonably thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated this 25th day of March, 2015.

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4. If the right of redemption is allowed to expire, a tax deed will be issued by the Treasurer of JASPER County.

By Samantha Ott, agent for ECHO FINANCIAL/US BANK JASPER 12-0248 April 1 TO: JAMES R. LAFFERTY, 548 W 120TH ST S COLFAX, IA 50054 OWNER PERSON IN POSSESSION, 548 W 120TH ST S COLFAX, IA PERSON IN 50054 POSSESSION NEW CENTURY FARM SERVICE, 5616 HWY 14 E NEWTON, IA 50208 JUDGMENT CREDITOR NEW CENTURY FARM SERVICE, 253 HWY S52 N NEWTON, IA 50208 JUDGMENT CREDITOR NEW CENTURY FARM SERVICE, 1017 OGAN AVE PO BOX 781 GRINNELL, IA 50112 JUDGMENT CREDITOR NEW CENTURY FARM SERVICE c/o SHELLY KRUSE, REGISTERED AGENT, 5400 UNIVERSITY AVE WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266 - JUDGMENT CREDITOR CITY OF COLFAX c/o CITY CLERK, 19 E HOWARD COLFAX, IA 50054 - CITY

SERVICE, 5616 HWY 14 E NEWTON, IA 50208 JUDGMENT CREDITOR NEW CENTURY FARM SERVICE, 253 HWY S52 N NEWTON, IA 50208 JUDGMENT CREDITOR NEW CENTURY FARM SERVICE, 1017 OGAN AVE PO BOX 781 GRINNELL, IA 50112 JUDGMENT CREDITOR NEW CENTURY FARM SERVICE c/o SHELLY KRUSE, REGISTERED AGENT, 5400 UNIVERSITY AVE WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266 - JUDGMENT CREDITOR CITY OF COLFAX c/o CITY 19 E HOWARD CLERK, COLFAX, IA 50054 - CITY LIMITS JASPER COUNTY AUDITOR, 101 1ST ST N RM 202 NEWTON, IA 50208 - COURT COSTS JASPER COUNTY ATTORNEY, 114 W 3RD ST N NEWTON, IA 50208 - COURT COSTS IOWA ATTORNEY GENERAL, 1305 E WALNUT ST DES MOINES, IA 50319 - COURT COSTS ANY OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS WITH INTEREST NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION In accordance with Iowa Code Section 447.9 you are hereby notified that: 1.

The property described in paragraph 2 of this Notice was sold at tax sale on the 18TH day of June, 2012. The purchaser at tax sale was HEARTLAND INVESTORS/US BANK. 2. The legal description of the property sold is: Parcel D in the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NW 1/4 SE 1/4) of Section Thirty-four (34), Township Eighty (80) North, Range Twenty-one (21) West of the Fifth P.M., Jasper County, Iowa as appears in Plat Book 970, at Page 561 in the Office of the Recorder of said a/k/a PARCEL # County 06.34.400.019 3. That your right of redemption as set forth in the Iowa Code will expire unless redemption of the property is made within 90 days from the date of completed service of this Notice.

4. If the right of redemption is allowed to expire, a tax deed will be issued by the Treasurer of JASPER County.

By Samantha Ott, agent for HEARTLAND INVESTORS/US BANK JASPER 12-0276 April 1

Public Notice

TO: LINCOLN B. LLOYD, 7765 N 115TH AVE E LAUREL, IA 50141 - OWNER CHRISTINA L. JENSEN-LLOYD, 7765 N 115TH AVE E LAUREL, IA 50141 - OWNER PERSON IN POSSESSION, 7765 N 115TH AVE E LAUREL, IA 50141 PERSON IN POSSESSION NATIONS CREDIT FINANCIAL CORPORATION SERVICES d/b/a EQUALCREDIT, 9000 SOUTHSIDE BLVD FL9-400-0540 JACKSONVILLE, FL 62256 MORTGAGE HOLDER NATIONS CREDIT FINANCIAL CORPORATION SERVICES d/b/a EQUALCREDIT, 4401 WESTOWN PKWY STE #302 WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266 MORTGAGE HOLDER NATIONS CREDIT FINANCIAL CORPORATION SERVICES d/b/a EQUALCREDIT c/o C T CORPORATION SYSTEM, REGISTERED AGENT, 400 E COURT AVE DES MOINES, IA 50319 - MORTGAGE HOLDER MERCANTILE BANK MIDWEST, 112 W 2ND ST S PO BOX 1166 IA 50208 NEWTON, MORTGAGE HOLDER CITY OF LAUREL c/o CITY CLERK, PO BOX 126 102 N MAIN ST LAUREL, IA 50141 CITY LIMITS MAIN STREET ACQUISITION CORP. , 2877 PARADISE RD #303 LAS VEGAS, NV 89109 JUDGMENT CREDITOR MAIN STREET ACQUISITION CORP. c/o SCOTT BANNISTER, AGENT, 111 REGISTERED 56TH ST DES MOINES, IA 50312 - JUDGMENT CREDITOR JASPER COUNTY AUDITOR, 101 1ST ST N RM 202 NEWTON, IA 50208 - COURT COSTS JASPER COUNTY ATTORNEY, 114 W 3RD ST N NEWTON, IA 50208 - COURT COSTS IOWA ATTORNEY GENERAL, 1305 E WALNUT ST DES MOINES, IA 50319 - COURT COSTS ANY OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS WITH INTEREST NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION In accordance with Iowa Code Section 447.9 you are hereby notified that: 1.

The property described in paragraph 2 of this Notice was sold at tax sale on the 18TH day of June, 2012. The purchaser at tax sale was VOLKONA AL/UNION BANK. 2. The legal description of the property sold is: Parcel A in the Northwest Fractional Quarter (NW FRL 1/4) of the Northwest Fractional Quarter (NW FRL 1/4) of Section Four (4), Township Eighty -one (81) North, Range Eighteen (18) West (W) of the 5th P.M., Jasper County, Iowa. Further described as: Commencing at the Northwest (NW) Corner of said Section Four (4), Township Eighty-one (81) North, Range Eighteen (18) West; Thence North (N) 90 deg 00'00" East 847.63 feet along the North (N) line of said Northwest Fractional Quarter (NW FRL 1/4) to the point of beginning; thence North (N) 90 deg 00'00" East, 447.88 feet continuing along said North (N) line thence South 0 deg 34'00" West, 344.44 feet; thence North (N) 89 deg 20'40" West, 459.22 feet; thence North 2 deg 29'00" East, 339.48 feet to the point of beginning reserving to grantors, their successors, and assigns, an access easement, which easement is described as follows: an easement for ingress and egress over, across and through that part of Parcel A of the Northwest Fractional Quarter (NW FRL 1/4) of the Northwest Fractional Quarter (NW FRL 1/4), Section Four (4), Township Eighty-one (81) North, Range Eighteen (18) West, Jasper County, Iowa described as: commencing at the Northwest (NW) Corner of said Parcel A; thence South 2 deg 29'00" West, 33.03 feet to the existing road right of way and the point of beginning; thence North (N) 90 deg 00'00" East, 18.50 feet along said right of way line; thence South 29 deg 47'15" West 40.29 feet to the West (W) line of said Parcel A; thence North (N) 2 deg 29'00" East 35.00 feet along said West (W) line to the point of beginning a/k/a PARCEL # 04.04.100.006 3. That your right of redemption as set forth in the Iowa Code will expire unless redemption of the property is made within 90 days from the date of completed service of this Notice.

4. If the right of redemption is allowed to expire, a tax deed will be issued by the Treasurer of JASPER County.

By Samantha Ott, agent for VOLKONA AL/UNION BANK JASPER 12-0134 April 1 TO: DARIN PENDROY, 213 W SHERMAN MONROE, IA 50170 OWNER DARIN PENDROY, PO BOX 601 MONROE, IA 50170 - OWNER PERSON IN POSSESSION, 213 W SHERMAN MONROE, IA 50170 PERSON IN POSSESSION LEIGHTON STATE BANK f/k/a

TO: DARIN PENDROY, 213 W SHERMAN MONROE, IA 50170 OWNER DARIN PENDROY, PO BOX 601 MONROE, IA 50170 - OWNER PERSON IN POSSESSION, 213 W SHERMAN MONROE, IA 50170 PERSON IN POSSESSION LEIGHTON STATE BANK f/k/a MONROE STATE BANK, PO BOX 399 101 W WASHINGTON ST MONROE, IA 50170 MORTGAGE HOLDER WP BARBER LUMBER CO., INC. c/o RALPH PHIFER, REGISTERED AGENT, 113 S MONROE MONROE, IA 50170 JUDGMENT CREDITOR CITY OF MONROE c/o CITY CLERK, 206 W SHERMAN BOX 370 MONROE, IA 50170 - CITY LIMITS JASPER COUNTY AUDITOR, 101 1ST ST N ROOM 202 NEWTON, IA 50208 - COURT COSTS JASPER COUNTY ATTORNEY, 114 W 3RD ST N NEWTON, IA 50208 - COURT COSTS IOWA ATTORNEY GENERAL, 1305 E WALNUT ST DES MOINES, IA 50319 - COURT COSTS ANY OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS WITH INTEREST NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION In accordance with Iowa Code Section 447.9 you are hereby notified that: 1.

The property described in paragraph 2 of this Notice was sold at tax sale on the 18TH day of June, 2012. The purchaser at tax sale was MIDWEST MGMT/US BANK. 2. The legal description of the property sold is: Commencing at the Southwest (SW) corner of Block Eighty-nine (89) in the Town of Monroe, Jasper County, Iowa, thence run East 103 feet (E 103'), thence North 138 feet (N 138'), thence West 103 feet (W 103'), thence South 138 feet (S 138') to the point of beginning a/k/a PARCEL # 17.36.282.001 3. That your right of redemption as set forth in the Iowa Code will expire unless redemption of the property is made within 90 days from the date of completed service of this Notice.

4. If the right of redemption is allowed to expire, a tax deed will be issued by the Treasurer of JASPER County.

By Samantha Ott, agent for MIDWEST MGMT/US BANK JASPER 12-0125 April 1

Public Notice

TO: ROOKER II LLC, PO BOX 397 NEWTON, IA 50208 - OWNER ROOKER II LLC, 821 S 6TH AVE W NEWTON, IA 50208 - OWNER ROOKER II LLC c/o ANDREW W. ROOKER, REGISTERED AGENT, 211 FIRST AVE W NEWTON, IA 50208 - OWNER PERSON IN POSSESSION, 610 W 9TH ST S NEWTON, IA 50208 - PERSON IN POSSESSION UPDEGRAFF & SMITH, 101 FIRST AVE W NEWTON, IA 50208 - MORTGAGE HOLDER ANDREW W. ROOKER, 821 S 6TH AVE W #2 NEWTON, IA 50208 - MORTGAGE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT REVENUE, HOOVER STATE OFFICE BLDG PO BOX 10471 DES MOINES, IA 50306 - STATE TAX LIEN CITY OF NEWTON c/o CITY CLERK, PO BOX 399 101 W 4TH ST S NEWTON, IA 50208 CITY LIMITS DAVID CARPENTER, 733 S 5TH AVE E NEWTON, IA 50208 JUDGMENT CREDITOR DONITA CARPENTER, 733 S 5TH AVE E NEWTON, IA 50208 - JUDGMENT CREDITOR IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, 1000 E GRAND AVE DES MOINES, IA 50319 - UNEMPLOYMENT LIEN JASPER COUNTY AUDITOR, 101 1ST ST N RM 202 NEWTON, IA 50208 - COURT COSTS JASPER COUNTY ATTORNEY, 114 W 3RD ST N NEWTON, IA 50208 - COURT COSTS IOWA ATTORNEY GENERAL, 1305 E WALNUT ST DES MOINES, IA 50319 - COURT COSTS UNKNOWN ANY OTHER PERSONS WITH INTEREST NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION In accordance with Iowa Code Section 447.9 you are hereby notified that: 1.

The property described in paragraph 2 of this Notice was sold at tax sale on the 18TH day of June, 2012. The purchaser at tax sale was MIDWEST MGMT/US BANK. 2. The legal description of the property sold is: The South 100 feet (S 100') of Lot Five (5) and the South 100 feet (S 100') of the West 22 feet (W 22') of Lot Six (6), all in Block Six (6), Elm Park Addition to the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa a/k/a PARCEL # 08.33.406.002 3. That your right of redemption as set forth in the Iowa Code will expire unless redemption of the property is made within 90 days from the date of completed service of this Notice.

4. If the right of redemption is allowed to expire, a tax deed will be issued by the Treasurer of JASPER County.

By Samantha Ott, agent for MIDWEST MGMT/US BANK JASPER 12-0178 April 1 TO: DALE LEO SCHILLING JR, 1404 1ST ST N NEWTON, IA 50208 OWNER DALE LEO SCHILLING JR, PO BOX 7 WILLIAMSON, IA 50272 OWNER DALE LEO SCHILLING JR, 303 N MAIN ST #7 WILLIAMSON, IA 50272 - OWNER PERSON IN POSSESSION, 1404 1ST ST N NEWTON, IA 50208 PERSON IN POSSESSION CITY OF NEWTON c/o CITY CLERK, PO BOX 399 101 W 4TH ST S NEWTON, IA 50208 CITY LIMITS UNKNOWN ANY OTHER PERSONS WITH INTEREST NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION In accordance with Iowa Code Section 447.9 you are hereby notified that: 1.

The property described in paragraph 2 of this Notice was sold at tax sale on the 18TH day of June, 2012. The purchaser at tax sale was MIDWEST MGMT/US BANK. 2. The legal description of the property sold is: Commencing at a point 33 feet East (E 33') and 271.9 feet South (S 271.9') of the Northwest (NW) Corner of the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of Section 27, Township 80 North, Range 19 West of the 5th P.M., Jasper County, Iowa, run thence South 66 feet (S 66'), thence East 132 feet (E 132'), thence North 66 feet (N 66'), thence West 132 feet (W 132') to the place of beginning a/k/a PARCEL # 08.27.176.002 3. That your right of redemption as set forth in the Iowa Code will expire unless redemption of the property is made within 90 days from the date of completed service of this Notice.

4. If the right of redemption is allowed to expire, a tax deed will be issued by the Treasurer of JASPER County.

(SE 1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of Section 27, Township 80 North, Range 19 West of the 5th P.M., Jasper County, Iowa, run thence South 66 feet (S 66'), thence East 132 feet (E 132'), thence North 66 feet (N 66'), thence West 132 feet (W 132') to the place of beginning a/k/a PARCEL # 08.27.176.002 3. That your right of redemption as set forth in the Iowa Code will expire unless redemption of the property is made within 90 days from the date of completed service of this Notice.

4. If the right of redemption is allowed to expire, a tax deed will be issued by the Treasurer of JASPER County.

By Samantha Ott, agent for MIDWEST MGMT/US BANK JASPER 12-0148 April 1

Public Notice

TO: SCOTT LEFF ROTH 401K TRUST, 2015 E 9TH ST DES MOINES, IA 50316 - OWNER PERSON IN POSSESSION, 200 E 8TH ST N NEWTON, IA 50208 - PERSON IN POSSESSION CITY OF NEWTON c/o CITY CLERK, PO BOX 399 101 W 4TH ST S NEWTON, IA 50208 CITY LIMITS ANY OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS WITH INTEREST NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION In accordance with Iowa Code Section 447.9 you are hereby notified that: 1.

The property described in paragraph 2 of this Notice was sold at tax sale on the 18TH day of June, 2012. The purchaser at tax sale was TCEB EXPRESS. 2. The legal description of the property sold is: Lot Seven (7) in Lee's Subdivision of Part of Lot 7 in East Addition in the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa a/k/a PARCEL # 08.34.230.038 3. That your right of redemption as set forth in the Iowa Code will expire unless redemption of the property is made within 90 days from the date of completed service of this Notice.

4. If the right of redemption is allowed to expire, a tax deed will be issued by the Treasurer of JASPER County.

By Samantha Ott, agent for TCEB EXPRESS JASPER 12-0199 April 1 TO: SCOTT LEFF ROTH 401K TRUST, 2015 E 9TH ST DES MOINES, IA 50316 - OWNER PERSON IN POSSESSION, 321 W 5TH ST S NEWTON, IA 50208 - PERSON IN POSSESSION PHONIX TRUST, PO BOX 362 AZ 95377 CAREFREE, MORTGAGE HOLDER CITY OF NEWTON c/o CITY CLERK, PO BOX 399 101 W 4TH ST S NEWTON, IA 50208 CITY LIMITS ANY OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS WITH INTEREST NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION In accordance with Iowa Code Section 447.9 you are hereby notified that: 1.

The property described in paragraph 2 of this Notice was sold at tax sale on the 18TH day of June, 2012. The purchaser at tax sale was TCEB EXPRESS. 2. The legal description of the property sold is: The East Half (E 1/2) of the South Half (S 1/2) of Lot 76 in West (W) Newton, an addition in the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, Subject to all easements and restrictions of record a/k/a PARCEL # 08.33.282.035 3. That your right of redemption as set forth in the Iowa Code will expire unless redemption of the property is made within 90 days from the date of completed service of this Notice.

4. If the right of redemption is allowed to expire, a tax deed will be issued by the Treasurer of JASPER County.

By Samantha Ott, agent for TCEB EXPRESS JASPER 12-0177 April 1 TO: SCOTT LEFF ROTH 401K TRUST, 2015 E 9TH ST DES MOINES, IA 50316 - OWNER PERSON IN POSSESSION, 322 NEWTON ST REASNOR, IA PERSON IN 50232 POSSESSION OHP 6 LC c/o NANCY H. COON, REGISTERED AGENT, 2920 N HARRISON ST DAVENPORT, IA 52803 - TAX LIEN OHP 13 LC c/o NANCY H. COON, REGISTERED AGENT, 2920 N HARRISON ST DAVENPORT, IA 52803 - TAX LIEN CITY OF REASNOR c/o CITY CLERK, PO BOX 68 REASNOR, IA 50232 - CITY LIMITS ANY OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS WITH INTEREST NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION In accordance with Iowa Code Section 447.9 you are hereby notified that: 1.

The property described in paragraph 2 of this Notice was sold at tax sale on the 18TH day of June, 2012. The purchaser at tax sale was EASTERN PROPERTIES/US BANK. 2. The legal description of the property sold is: Lots One (1) and Two (2) in Block Five (5) in the town of Ressnor, Jasper County, as appears in Plat of Record in Book 79 at page 135 in the office of the Recorder of said County a/k/a PARCEL # 18.11.106.005 3. That your right of redemption as set forth in the Iowa Code will expire unless redemption of the property is made within 90 days from the date of completed service of this Notice.

4. If the right of redemption is allowed to expire, a tax deed will be issued by the Treasurer of JASPER County.

By Samantha Ott, agent for EASTERN PROPERTIES/US BANK JASPER 12-0295 April 1 TO: SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS c/o DIRECTOR VA REGIONAL OFFICE FEDERAL BUILDING, 210 WALNUT ST DES MOINES, IA 50309 OWNER PERSON IN POSSESSION, 516 S 4TH AVE E NEWTON, IA 50208 PERSON IN POSSESSION CITY OF NEWTON c/o CITY CLERK, PO BOX 399 101 W 4TH ST S NEWTON, IA 50208 CITY LIMITS ANY OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS WITH INTEREST NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION In accordance with Iowa Code Section 447.9 you are hereby notified that: 1.

The property described in paragraph 2 of this Notice was sold at tax sale on the 18TH day of June, 2012. The purchaser at tax sale was CONTINENTAL RESOURCES/US BANK. 2. The legal description of the property sold is: Lot Nine (9) in Block "C" of South East Addition to the City of Newton, Iowa as shown in Plat Book "B" Page 240 of the records in the Office of the County Recorder of Jasper County, Iowa a/k/a PARCEL # 08.34.253.021 3. That your right of redemption as set forth in the Iowa Code will expire unless redemption of the property is made within 90 days from the date of completed service of this Notice.

4. If the right of redemption is allowed to expire, a tax deed will be issued by the Treasurer of JASPER County.

By Samantha Ott, agent

2. The legal description of the property sold is: Lot Nine (9) in Block "C" of South East Addition to the City of Newton, Iowa as shown in Plat Book "B" Page 240 of the records in the Office of the County Recorder of Jasper County, Iowa a/k/a PARCEL # 08.34.253.021 3. That your right of redemption as set forth in the Iowa Code will expire unless redemption of the property is made within 90 days from the date of completed service of this Notice.

4. If the right of redemption is allowed to expire, a tax deed will be issued by the Treasurer of JASPER County.

By Samantha Ott, agent for CONTINENTAL RESOURCES/US BANK JASPER 12-0208 April 1

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TO: MARVIN F. SHAW, 416 E 4TH ST S NEWTON, IA 50208 OWNER MARY E. SHAW, 416 E 4TH ST S NEWTON, IA 50208 - OWNER PERSON IN POSSESSION, 416 E 4TH ST S NEWTON, IA 50208 - PERSON IN POSSESSION US BANK f/k/a MERCANTILE BANK MIDWEST, PO BOX 1166 112 W 2ND ST S NEWTON, IA 50208 - MORTGAGE HOLDER CITY OF NEWTON c/o CITY CLERK, PO BOX 399 101 W 4TH ST S NEWTON, IA 50208 CITY LIMITS CBE GROUP, INC., 131 TOWER PARK STE 100 PO BOX 2547 WATERLOO, IA 50701 JUDGMENT CREDITOR CBE GROUP, INC. c/o THOMAS R. PENALUNA, REGISTERED AGENT, 1309 TECHNOLOGY PKWY CEDAR FALLS, IA 50613 - JUDGMENT CREDITOR NEWTON CLINIC c/o PAUL RUGGLE, REGISTERED AGENT, 300 N 4TH AVE E NEWTON, IA 50208 - JUDGMENT CREDITOR SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER a/k/a SKIFF REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER, PO BOX 262 CHARLES CITY, IA 50616 JUDGMENT CREDITOR SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER a/k/a SKIFF REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER c/o BRETT ALTMAN, REGISTERED AGENT, 204 N 4TH AVE E NEWTON, IA 50208 - JUDGMENT CREDITOR JASPER COUNTY AUDITOR, 101 1ST ST N RM 202 NEWTON, IA 50208 - COURT COSTS JASPER COUNTY ATTORNEY, 114 W 3RD ST N NEWTON, IA 50208 - COURT COSTS IOWA ATTORNEY GENERAL, 1305 E WALNUT ST DES MOINES, IA 50319 - COURT COSTS ANY OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS WITH INTEREST NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION In accordance with Iowa Code Section 447.9 you are hereby notified that: 1.

The property described in paragraph 2 of this Notice was sold at tax sale on the 18TH day of June, 2012. The purchaser at tax sale was LIBERTY INVESTMENTS/US BANK. 2. The legal description of the property sold is: Lot Ten (10) of Davis Subdivision of Out Lot Twenty-one (21) in Newton, Jasper County, Iowa a/k/a PARCEL # 08.34.188.010 3. That your right of redemption as set forth in the Iowa Code will expire unless redemption of the property is made within 90 days from the date of completed service of this Notice.

4. If the right of redemption is allowed to expire, a tax deed will be issued by the Treasurer of JASPER County.

By Samantha Ott, agent for LIBERTY INVESTMENTS/US BANK JASPER 12-0192 April 1

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Applications are being accepted in person at: 530 North Front St. Montezuma, IA 50171 or email to: mmcgowan@a1fiberglass.com

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The weather’s warming, the sun’s shining and it’s the perfect time to gather up all those items taking up space in your garage, attic and basement, and sell them for cash at your garage sale.

EMPLOYMENT

601 SE 18th St, Des Moines, IA 50317 515-265-0381

Technical Assistant II Human Resources

EMPLOYMENT

CABINETMAKER WOODSTYLES LLC is growing and is looking for an experienced cabinetmaker/woodworker.

Part or Full-time accepted. Pay based on experience. Send inquires to: jeff@woodstlesllc.com

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LOOKING FOR a donated or low cost pick-up in good running order, for a person on a limited income.

Need for transportation to work, please call 641-7926593 for details.

WILL HAUL away running or non-running riding mowers, push mowers, snow blowers and garden tillers, and garden tractors. Call 792-2416

INSULATION

Bristol Square Apartments Peck Properties LLC

WANTED: FARM toy tractors, trucks, implements, farm related advertising items and Lego's. 641-5263050 or 641-521-1448.

Flat roof repair & coating.

Chimney repair & removal.

Soffit & fascia repair & cover.

General Repairs

641-792-0910

315 1st Street S. Newton 641-792-0910

WANTED MEDICAL

I n t o a Ne w H ome !

Grinnell College is currently seeking a motivated and well-organized individual to be part of our Human Resources team.

Responsibilities: The Technical Assistant II coordinates the work related to compliance programs in the office of human resources, specifically the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Worker’s Compensation, and COBRA. With oversight from the Director of Compensation and the Associate Director of HR, he/she/zi processes paperwork and makes routine decisions following policy and procedures. He/she/zi facilitates communication with and between employees, supervisors, insurance representatives, case managers, and adjusters. The Technical Assistant II also performs a wide range of technical duties involving HR, payroll, and campus systems, the internet and intranet. He/she/zi handles confidential and legal information with a high degree of tact, diplomacy and judgment. He/she/zi supports various annual processes, events and ad-hoc projects within the office as time allows.

Qualifications: High School degree and five or more years of experience in a service-oriented, confidential, computerized environment is required or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Associate’s degree from a two-year college or technical school is preferred A.A.S. in Legal Assistant or similar degree is helpful. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential. Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Visio) is required. Must have excellent customer service, communication, organization, time management, project management and problem solving skills. Ability to work with distractions and interruptions, multi-task and stay on task is necessary. Must be able to work independently and as a member of a team. Past experience in learning and mastering new computer systems is desired. Previous work experience in a highly confidential environment is desired. Previous work experience with FMLA, Worker’s Compensation and COBRA is desired.

Application Process: Please submit applications online by visiting our application website at https://jobs.grinnell.edu. Candidates will need to upload a cover letter, resume, and provide email addresses for three references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Questions can be directed to the Office of Human Resources (hr@grinnell.edu) or 641-269-4818. Additional information can be found at the college’s web site <www.grinnell.edu>.

Grinnell College is committed to establishing and maintaining a safe and nondiscriminatory educational environment for all College community members. It is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in matters of admission, employment, and housing, and in access to and participation in its education programs, services, and activities. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, religion, disability, creed, or any other protected class.

time!

Run your money-making garage sale ad in the Newton Daily News Classifieds and take advantage of these great deals! $15.00 - 1 or 2 days in the Newton Daily News $21.00 - 3 days in the Newton Daily News $20.00 - 1 time in the Jasper County Advertiser $30.50 - 1 or 2 days in the Newton Daily News and 1 time in the Jasper County Advertiser $35.00 - 3 days in the Newton Daily News and 1 time in the Jasper County Advertiser Deadline for garage sale ads are at Noon Friday.

All ads are pre-paid. We accept cash, check, Visa or Mastercard.

Two Garage Sale signs absolutely FREE!

Don’t forget! A number of our rural readers receive the Newton Daily News & Jasper County Advertiser the day after publication.

Plan ahead and run your ad a day early to allow these readers to see your ad in time to shop your sale.

A dvertiser Jasper County

200 First Avenue East . Newton . 641-792-3121 ext. 6542 Office Hours: 8-5 Monday - Friday . email: advertising@newtondailynews.com

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1&2 BR apts in Newton and Grinnell 2&3 BR apts in Baxter Rent based on income Onsite laundry No pets 877-932-1132 This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer Equal Housing Opportunity Handicap accessible www.tlpropertiesiowa.com

1994 K1500 CHEVY 4X4 Newer tires, less than 2,000 miles on them, new hubs, ball joints, A/C compressor battery, distributor intake, coil. 119,000 miles.

Purple w/waldoc stripe kit.

350 Engine Automatic. $4580.00 OBO 641-242-0361

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

Join a team with great benefits such as educational scholarships, on-site fitness, fun health and wellness programs, and an annual bonus for employees.

At Park Centre we are looking to add great members to our nursing team! We are currently hiring for the following positions:

C.N.A./C.M.A. L.P.N./R.N.

1997 FORD Conversion Van. Heavy ½ ton, great for towing. New front end and front tires. Runs great. $2400. 515-778-2792

Please apply in person at Park Centre, 500 1st Street North, Newton, IA or online at www.wesleylife.org.

EOE. Drug and Tobacco-free work environment.

1999 ARCTIC Cat 4wheeler ATV, like new, runs great! $1950. 641831-3821. No calls after 8 pm.

(641) 791-5000 Wesleylife.org/ParkCentre The Ministries of Park Centre

Independent and Assisted Living I Rehabilitation I Memory Support Adult Day Services I Home Health Care I Hospice

Now Accepting Applications

APARTMENTS AVAILABLE

1 & 2 bdrm units in Newton & Monroe!

Priced $450-$600 $200 Security Deposits Pet Friendly (some restrictions) W/D Hookups Central Air Dishwasher Private covered Patio or Balcony with storage Laundry Facility onsite (641)792-6939 EHO

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BROOKFIELD APARTMENTS

1610 W. 7th St. S. • Large, 2 BR, 1 BA or 2 BR, 2 BA • Stove, Refrigerator, Dishwasher & Microwave • Heat Paid • Laundry Each Floor • Limit Access Building • Garage Available • Private Patio/Deck Call 641-787-9100

CLEAN 1 bedroom apartment with appliances, heat & water furnished, walking distance to square, laundry facilities, newly remodeled.

Cats with approval and pet deposit. Very quiet building, ready to move into. (641) 792-8182 TWO BEDROOM House.

Basement, stove, refrigerator, new carpet. $435 a month. References. For appointment 641-792-4388 FOR SALE

10 SPEED Huffy bike, good tires, excellent condition $30. If no answer leave message 641-7921815.

ANTIQUE VANITY with mirror $150. Antique roll top desk with chair $150.

Tiffany hanging lights, has tulips as the design $50. firm. 641-840-2380 BUD LIGHT neon light with 3 adjustments for brightness, brand new! $140. or OBO. (In Newton) 712215-0494.

DALE EARNHARDT Jr 1:64 Collectible Cars $12/each. I-pod Shuffle 1GB $35. John Deere 2 stage snow blower (smaller) $150. or OBO. Couch (tan/light brown) $65. 515-313-7803.

2001 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT Quad Cab Dually pickup- 4 wheel drive. 5.9L Cummins Diesel with trailer tow package, airride bags, gooseneck ball and electric brake controller. Fully loaded, very well maintained and garaged, complete with a sno way 9' V-Plow with a new cutting blade.

One Owner- non smoking unit 135,000 miles. $20,000.00. 641-792-4332

DAEWOO-DD802L DOZER $20,000. 641-792-4332

Newton Village is currently hiring CNA and Care Attendants to fill both part-time and full time shifts.

Check the Lost and Found in the Classified Pages!

REAL ESTATE

1997 CENTURY Mobile Home for sale.

2 bed, 2 bath. All appliances stay. Move in condition. Located in Deer Run Estates, Colfax.

515-333-8330

Please apply online, send a resume or stop in for an application. www.elimcare.org email: bcolvin@elimcare.org

Run your own lost and found classified ad for $25 per month which will run in the Newton Daily News, Jasper County Advertiser, and online (with or without a picture).

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

110 N 5th Ave W, Newton

TRUCK DRIVERS-OTR/CLASS A CDL Ashley Distribution Services in Des Moines, IA seeks: •LTL TRUCK DRIVERS (Multiple stop loads to retail stores) Annual avg earning potential $84,000 2002 GRAY, extended cab Chevy Silverado. Fully loaded with towing package, leather, heated seats, automatic seats, mirrors, etc. 207k miles and some very minor dents/scratches. Engine runs perfect.

Recently fully detailed and new battery. $7,000 OBO. Contact Cody if interested at 515-681-1373

Consider joining a great team of caregivers as we continue our mission of commitment to compassion, excellence and innovation!

•Home Weekly •Paid Vacation •Full Benefit Package• Paid Holidays

Class A CDL & at least 1 year current OTR exp.

Clean MVR/PSP Reports. Call 1-800-837-2241 or www.ashleydistributionservices.com

The Newton YMCA is looking for an Aquatics Coordinator/Director We offer an exciting opportunity for an energetic, creative, motivated team player to lead our aquatics programming.

The successful candidate will develop, organize and implement high quality member focused aquatic programs, monitor daily pool operations including recruiting, hiring, training, and scheduling staff and volunteers. Must have good communication and organizational skills. Salary commensurate with experience and certifications.

Please send resume to: Tom Vanderlaan, Newton YMCA, 1701 S Eighth Ave East, Newton IA 50208 by April 8, 2015.

Route Driver We are looking for a motivated driver to join our elite team at Darling Ingredients as a full time “Route Driver”. You will be responsible for all aspects of picking up material at meat lockers, local farms, hog, beef and chicken facilities.

Requirements: Must possess a Class B CDL license and be able to pass a DOT physical and a drug screening.

Please come to 601 SE 18th St, Des Moines, IA to submit application and resume.

EOE / PHYSICAL AND DRUG SCREEN REQUIRED.

601 SE 18th St, Des Moines, IA 50317 515-265-0381

Make Some Extra Cash!

The Newton Daily News has a Motor Route Opening • Monday - Friday • No Holidays • Makes approx $1,000/month

JELD-WEN is hiring Production Employees!

JELD-WEN, Inc. Window Division is now accepting applications for full-time 2nd and 3rd shift positions.

These are direct hire positions working for an innovative and forward thinking company. Applicants should be dependable, quality conscious and safety oriented. Our skilled workforce uses state of the art equipment to produce high quality JELD-WEN vinyl windows, patio doors, exterior, interior and pre-hang doors to serve the Midwestern, Southern, and Western markets.

We offer the following benefits to our full-time employees: • • • • •

On the job training Competitive wages Overtime premium pay Insurance Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision) 401(k)

ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, 1 – Center piece 73” H x 58” W. 2 pieces – 62” H x 33” W. $150. 641792-9981.

JOHN GRISHAM books, have hard covers. 7926359.

KENMORE SEWING machine in cabinet. $25. 7926359.

LCD TV $100. 641-7919241 or 641-831-0011.

In order to ensure a safe working environment, a pre-employment drug screen is required. If you are interested in joining the JELD-WEN Window Division, apply in person at:

TOSHIBA HIGH definition, 57 inch television. Works great. Only $125.00. 641521-4074

Window Division

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1996 PONTIAC Grand Am SE 4cyl, 2 door,FM/AM Cassette radio, 4 new tires, red in color, good condition. $1500. OBO. 641-787-1051.

Call Today!! 641-792-5320

or stop by 214 1st Ave. E., Newton

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It will rain Mercurian crystals and gold Venusian sand; The rings of Jupiter were bought and sold as Kardashian wedding bands; Mars Rover got kicked over by giant-mutant mules; And that’s the cosmic update, folks! (Happy April Fools’!

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 1). This month your mind will fill with profound insight, and you’ll need an outlet to express it. You could touch the lives of others through art, writing, public speaking or teaching. In June, you’ll be paid for the good you do

and sent on a mission. August brings heart-fulfilling developments and passionate pursuit.

Aries and Sagittarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 12, 1, 44, 17 and 38.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

A social situation is overwrought with complications.

Lately it’s getting harder and harder to choose the right words to say. A wise man once said nothing.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’re no marionette controlled by the hand of fate.

You move freely where you want to go. Then again, every once in a while you ask for a

lift, and sometimes (like now) the asking makes it happen.

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Please recycle your old newspapers.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

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